To Be Wolves Quotes

“This is why Fabiana made you the Vestalis Maxima. You always do what must be done.”
― Debra May Macleod, To Be Wolves: A Novel of the Vestal Virgins

“What do you think killed the general?” asked Lucasta. “The same thing that kills all of us,” Pomponia replied. “Living.”
― Debra May Macleod, To Be Wolves: A Novel of the Vestal Virgins

“You were raised to a great height by our friendship, but mostly through your own extraordinary accomplishments, which all men acknowledged.”
― Debra May Macleod, To Be Wolves: A Novel of the Vestal Virgins

“Octavian hadn’t just lost his best friend. He had lost the man who had helped him build the world’s greatest empire. Agrippa had literally fought Octavian’s battles for him, and the latter’s relative cowardice on the battlefield was well-known. It was rumored that he had once hidden behind a bush while Agrippa had roared his legions ahead to victory, all under the red banner of the new Caesar.”
― Debra May Macleod, To Be Wolves: A Novel of the Vestal Virgins

“I should already be free. My former master—” “Ah well,” Taurus mumbled through a mouthful of apple. “Who among us is truly free, my friend?”
― Debra May Macleod, To Be Wolves: A Novel of the Vestal Virgins

“But Pomponia was content with the current empress. Nota res mala optima. A known evil is better than an unknown one.”
― Debra May Macleod, To Be Wolves: A Novel of the Vestal Virgins